Improvement in condensers and heaters



L-. L. NEWMAN a IVAN assume. Covndenser and Heater.

No. 166,132..y Parenredluly 27,1875.

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UNITED lSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

LANE L. NEWMAN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND AUGUSTUS VAN OItSDALE, OF PINE GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CONDENSERS AND HEATERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,132, dated July 27, 187 5; application filed January 16, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, L. L. NEWMAN, of

` cleveland, ohio, and A. VAN oRsDALE, of

Pine Grove, in the county of Warren and State of Pennsyvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steam-Gondensers and FeedNVater Heaters; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part'of this specification.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a steamcondenser and feed-water heater, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. f

In 'order to enable others skilled in the art to, which our invention appertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to `de scribeits construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure l is a central vertical section on line w no, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line y y, Fig. l.

A represents the shell divided by a horizontal partition into the upper or condensing chamber B, and the lower chamber or tank C. Within the condensing-chamber B is a series of shelves, D D, arranged alternately from opposite sides, as shown. rIhe steam enters the chamber B at a, a suitable distance above its bottom, and between s'aid bottom and the steam-entrance is arranged a detlector, E. The steam escapes at b, in the top of the condenser. The water enters the condenser at d, in the top. Around the steam-escape pipe b, in the condensingf chamber, is a tlange or shoulder, e, which prevents the water from being thrown out by the steam. On top of each shelf D, at the outer edge, is a ilange,f, in

V-form, to spread the water from the center evenly over the shelves, and by their action, in connection with the ange or shoulder e, what steam escapes is dry-that is, throws no -spray. On the under side of each shelf, near the outer edge, is a steam drag or rib, h, which retains the steam, thereby heating the water to a great degree. The detlector E is curved upward at the side opposite to where the steam enters, whereby the steam becomes more broken innnediately after passing into the condenser. From the center of the bottom plate D of the condenser, extends a conductingpipe, G, to near the bottom of the tank C, through which pipe the water passes from the condenser to the tank, and said pipe is soarranged as to be always submerged, thereby keeping the water still. and settling it more readily. The tank allows of all impurities being collected and more readily removed'at the hand-hole i. On top of the condenser, in the exhaust-pipe b, is placed a double cone or vessel, H, arranged so as to condense a muchlargerrquantity ot' steam and return it to the condenser, said cone or vessel being provided with two escape-pipes, .fr

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- l. rlhe flange or shoulder e, formed around the lower end of the exhaust-pipeb, for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The V-tlangef, ou top of the shelves D at their front ends, for the purposes herein set forth. v

3. The steam-drag or rib h on the under sides ofthe shelves D, for the purposes herein set forth.

4. The combination of the condensing-- In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we. affix our signatures in presence of witnesses.

LANE L. NEWMAN. AUGUSTUS VAN ORSDALE.

Witnesses:

J oHN P. GREEN, J. ANnRUss, D. B.v GRANT. 

